Monday, June 04, 2012

In our politically polarized world, there are still two things that can engender disdain from both sides of the aisle, robocalls and bandit or snipe signs. Snipe
signs of course are those roadside signs that hold messages like “we buy
houses,” and “credit repair ” along with a phone number to call. Unlike
robocalls, snipe signs are prohibited in HoCo but that doesn’t seem to stop the loco proliferation of the signs. As fast as public works crews remove them, new ones pop up in their
place.

In Hollywood,
Florida, local officials have
begun using the legal nuisance, robocalls, to fight back against the illegal
nuisance, snipe signs. According to this story by Robbie Brown in The New York
Times, “some coastal communities have begun aggressive campaigns against the
signs — by robocalling the advertisers’ phone numbers.”

“It’s the only crime I know of where a person deliberately
leaves their phone number behind,” said Mayor Peter Bober of Hollywood, which uses computer software to
call the phone numbers, up to 20 times per day, until offenders pay a $75 fine.
“They want us to call. So let’s call. And keep calling.”

In our politically polarized world, there are still two things that can engender disdain from both sides of the aisle, robocalls and bandit or snipe signs. Snipe
signs of course are those roadside signs that hold messages like “we buy
houses,” and “credit repair ” along with a phone number to call. Unlike
robocalls, snipe signs are prohibited in HoCo but that doesn’t seem to stop the loco proliferation of the signs. As fast as public works crews remove them, new ones pop up in their
place.

In Hollywood,
Florida, local officials have
begun using the legal nuisance, robocalls, to fight back against the illegal
nuisance, snipe signs. According to this story by Robbie Brown in The New York
Times, “some coastal communities have begun aggressive campaigns against the
signs — by robocalling the advertisers’ phone numbers.”

“It’s the only crime I know of where a person deliberately
leaves their phone number behind,” said Mayor Peter Bober of Hollywood, which uses computer software to
call the phone numbers, up to 20 times per day, until offenders pay a $75 fine.
“They want us to call. So let’s call. And keep calling.”

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